Book · 1800 · Good and evil
Faust
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That's the story of a man who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge.
Jordan Peterson · Modern Wisdom · Feb 2022 Listen at 37:15 Questions about Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Who has discussed Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Jordan Peterson (3 episodes), Joe Rogan (1 episode), Peter Kreeft (1 episode) and Peter Thiel (1 episode) have discussed it across 4 podcasts (4 people in all).
Which podcasts mention Faust the most?
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (3 episodes), MD MEETS (1 episode), Modern Wisdom (1 episode) and The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode).
Is Faust recommended, or only discussed?
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was recommended in 0 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, as of 2026-09-24.
What do people say about Faust?
Jordan Peterson on Modern Wisdom (2022-02-17): "That's the story of a man who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge."
When was Faust last mentioned on a podcast?
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was last discussed on MD MEETS by Peter Thiel on 2026-09-24.
What they say about it
- Discussing the character Mephistopheles4
The best things said about it
If you look at the conditions of life, especially when things are not going well for you, you could easily proclaim, like the antinatalists do, that life is so bloody miserable in its essence that it would be better if it didn't exist at all. That's Mephistopheles, by the way, in Goethe's Faust.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Nov 2023 Karl Marx who once said that his favorite line in all of human literature is from Goethe's Faust where Mephistopheles the devil utters these words everything that exists deserves to perish.
There's a character in Goethe's Faust, Mephistopheles, who's Satan himself and his essential credo is that everything that lives should perish because of the sin of its existence.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Jan 2021 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a classic play about a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly experience. Peter Thiel brought up Christopher Marlowe's version of Faust on MD MEETS to contrast it with Goethe's work while discussing the concepts of good, evil, and competence. Joe Rogan noted on The Joe Rogan Experience with Duncan Trussell that Goethe's play reportedly inspired Nikola Tesla when he conceived the alternating current motor. Jordan Peterson frequently referenced Goethe's Faust across multiple podcasts, including The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and Modern Wisdom, highlighting the character Mephistopheles to illustrate antinatalist philosophies, nihilistic perspectives, and the premise that existence is fundamentally miserable due to suffering. Furthermore, Peter Kreeft appeared on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to discuss absolute evil, noting that Karl Marx once called Mephistopheles's line that everything existing deserves to perish his favorite quote in human literature.
Every mention
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“If you look at the conditions of life, especially when things are not going well for you, you could easily proclaim, like the antinatalists do, that life is so bloody miserable in its essence that it would be better if it didn't exist at all. That's Mephistopheles, by the way, in Goethe's Faust.”
“so mephistophiles was laid out portrayed in girus FA um that's the story of a man who sold his soul to the devil for knowledge”
“there's a character in gertha's faust mephistopheles who's satan himself and his essential credo is that everything that lives should perish because of the the sin of its existence”
Joe Rogan apparently he was thinking about Faust when he had the vision now 1
“apparently he was thinking about Faust when he had the vision now”
Peter Kreeft Karl Marx who once said that his favorite line in all of human literature is from gerta's Faust where Mephi… 1
“Karl Marx who once said that his favorite line in all of human literature is from gerta's Faust where Mephistopheles the devil utters these words everything that exists deserves to perish”
Peter Thiel In, if you contrast the Faust books of Marlow versus Goethe, in Marlow's Faust, that was the 16th century F… 1
“In, if you contrast the Faust books of Marlow versus Goethe, in Marlow's Faust, that was the 16th century Faust story,”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So I'm guessing you do know that in exchange for his soul, for selling his soul to the devil via Mephistopheles, that Faust received unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. And you, Bruce Hamilton, you only got 50 bucks.”